King Modest, one of three teenagers charged with killing University at Albany student Richard Bailey, cut a plea deal today, admitting he tried to rob the 22-year-old student when Bailey was gunned down on Oct. 20, 2008.

Modest, 18, of Albany, faced 25 years to life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder.

He pleaded guilty during an appearance this morning before acting state Supreme Court Justice Dan Lamont.

He now faces 10 years in state prison after pleading guilty to first-degree attempted robbery. He also agreed to cooperate fully with Albany County prosecutors in their case against his two former co-defendants, De Von Callicutt and Ricardo Caldwell, both 19.

When asked by the judge whether he understood that he had to testify against the other defendants, Modest said “yes.”

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Hey, maybe King Modest can go discuss world events with the Uncrowned King Marlon Anderson. In fact, let them go to a Haiti prison to discuss these matters. And they can bring Makavelli with them so that he can show them how black people live without welfare from the Asian and European racial groups.

Hey King Modest ought to look forward to the moment one of the other prisoners elects King Modest as his personal QUEEN!!!!

King Modest thinks he has the power of life and death over others. And yes, his biggest supporter Corey Ellis got a $53,000 no show job, but it shows that Paterson is a hypocrite when it comes to saving money. Well, maybe Cuomo will fire Corey Ellis next January.

I would like to address my disappointment with the comments on this blog. Some of the responses are crafted with very little, if not nothing, more than racism and a lack of factual and relevant information. It is quite disheartening to read such flagrant prejudice and immaturity.

Now to get it out in the open: I do know King Jamell Modest. As an Albany resident I have been acquainted with him for about a year now. The King I know is an intelligent young man who is gifted with incredible oratory abilities. He is also very friendly and believe it or not, he is also very compassionate.

I know that those qualities do not condone his actions, but it is necessary to understand that King is not an uneducated and emotionless monster. The comments that say King should die are Hamurabic and completely unnecessary. While King displayed awful judgment and admitted to robbery, he did nothing to predicate death.

I’m also quite surprised at the amount of racism here. One cannot blame this crime on African American and black culture. It is absolutely not true; making such a generalization is an assault on the moral values of America. Also, the comment about Hispanic culture was not needed. Nowhere in this blog or story is a single comment about the Hispanic community and any possible involvement.

I am truly sorry for the loss of such great talent – both Richard Bailey and King Jamell Modest. It is absolutely one of Albany’s greatest tragedies on both ends of the spectrum.

It appears the Acquaintance became friends with the murderer just about the time his little crew murdered young Mr. Bailey; how is it that he befriends this heinous criminal? Birds of Feather flock together. Besides, he lies about where crime is to be found in Albany. Everyone, including minorities like me know that crime is most rampant in Arbor Hill, West Hill and the South End.

Lying about who is committing the crime could cause some naive people to let their guard down when they are about to become victims. It is a disservice to all people to make up stories that racism is on this blog.